Illinois sees boost to exports from ADM terminal

Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois on Thursday praised construction of a new intermodal container terminal at Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s major agricultural processing and headquarters complex in Decatur as a tool for helping boost the state's economy, “Within a few short years I think we will see the dynamic growth of the inland port. Our state is a huge exporting state. We are the No. 1 exporting state by far in the Midwest and we are fifth in the country,” he said. ADM "is certainly one of the reasons we are such dynamic, exporting state. All across the country, we stand out. And we have to understand exports mean jobs and we have to expand our markets whether it is South America, Asia, Africa, or Europe," th...